Keith Burgeson

Experience

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  Second Harvest

  Nov 2010 - Dec 2012

  Harvest Coordinator (AmeriCorps VISTA)

  • Committed two terms of service with the Corporation for National and Community Service, focusing on volunteer-based hunger relief and community development initiatives.• Recruited and mobilized a large volunteer workforce to ensure program sustainability.• Leveraged their “Plant a Row for the Hungry” initiative into the highest-yielding program in the country.• Spearheaded a volunteer-based gleaning program to capture surplus crops.• Co-organized annual conferences to aid 250 partner sites with program development.• Procured $175,000 of in-kind donations.• Expanded produce donations by 70%. Show less

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  Farm Sanctuary

  Feb 2014 - Aug 2014

  Caregiver

  • Conducted daily animal healthcare checks, treatments, and feedings.• Coordinated day-to-day volunteers.• Supervised monthly volunteer work parties.• Transported rescued animals.• Maintained animal enclosures and conducted on-site projects as needed.• Feedback from interns’ end-of-service interviews drastically improved during my tenure.

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  PETA

  Oct 2014 - Aug 2020

  • Foster relationships and engage with PETA activists throughout North America to increase the effectiveness of their activism through various other forms of public outreach such as letter writing, leafleting, demonstration planning, and tabling.• Spearhead activist-sourcing projects for various departments (e.g. Captive Animal Law Enforcement, Cruelty Investigations Division, International Grassroots Campaigns Division, Special Projects, Corporate Affairs).• Monitor the 24-hour national animal emergency pager for CID (Cruelty Investigations Division).• Monitor the 24-hour local animal emergency pager for CAP (Community Animal Project). Show less

  • Senior Mentor Coordinator

    Sept 2015 - Aug 2020

  • Assistant Action Team Coordinator

    Oct 2014 - Sept 2015
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  Permaculture Design

  Sept 2020 - now

  Ecosystem Designer (Permaculture)

  Certified in the ecological design science and hands-on application of permaculture design.• functional problem-solving and critical thinking-based design analyses that promote regenerative landscape design in conjunction with sustainable human habitat.• specializations: rainwater harvesting, regenerative polyculture design, ethical rescue-based animal husbandry, closed-loop waste management, green building, Korean Natural Farming inputs.- ecosystem: a system of interconnected elements, formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment. Show less

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  EZ Finishing Touch

  Nov 2021 - now

  Finish Contractor (2021-present; 2006-2010)

  • Constructing household renovations for clients in southern NJ and eastern PA with fair cost, licensed, timely & clean work. Free estimates!• specializations: kitchen and bath remodels, deck remodels, window and door replacements, basement remodels.

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  DQ Events

  May 2022 - now

  Sponsorship Manager

  Endurance Multisport Race company specializing in chip timing and course management for triathlons, duathlons, foot races, and more.